David Matthews (footballer)

David Matthews (born 20 November 1965) is an English former footballer who played as a forward.

David Matthews
Personal information
Full name David Matthews[1]
Date of birth (1965-11-20) 20 November 1965
Place of birth Hackney, England
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1985 West Ham United 0 (0)
1985–1987 Basildon United
1987–1988 Walsall 0 (0)
1988–1989 Southend United 6 (0)
Dagenham
Purfleet
Billericay Town
East Thurrock United
Heybridge Swifts
1996–1997 Chelmsford City 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Matthews began his career at West Ham United, signing his first professional deal with the club on 29 November 1982. Matthews failed to break into the first team at West Ham, making 56 appearances for the reserves, scoring eleven times, over the course of four seasons.[2] Following his time at West Ham, Matthews dropped into non-League football, signing for Basildon United. In November 1987, Walsall signed Matthews. Failing to make an appearance for Walsall, Matthews returned back down south, signing for Southend United in March 1988. At Southend, Matthews made six Football League appearances.[1]

Following his time at Southend, Matthews returned to non-league, signing for Dagenham. Matthews later played for Purfleet, Billericay Town, East Thurrock United, Heybridge Swifts and Chelmsford City.[3][4]

References
  1. "David Matthews". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  2. "Reserves & Youth : M ..." They Fly So High. Archived from the original on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  3. "Player search". English National Player Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  4. "Archive player appearances: 1996/97 season". Chelmsford City F.C. Archived from the original on 21 June 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2022.


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